Page 2: Historical Events In March - 10

1762  On March - 10 french Huguenot Jean Calas, who was wrongly convicted of killing his son, dies after being tortured by authorities; the event inspired Voltaire to begin a campaign for religious tolerance and legal reform   

1771  On this day in history georg F Creuzer, German philological/historian (Idea und Probe)   

1772  Friedrich von Schlegel, Germany, romantic writer/critic (Lucinde) on March - 10.   

1776  Luise, queen of Prussia/wife of Frederik Willem III on March - 10.   

1780  Juan Jose Landaeta, composer on this day in history.   

1787  William Etty, English painter (nudes) on March - 10.   

1788  On this day in history joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, German poet (Das Marmorbild)   

1789  On this day in history franklin College founded   

1791  On March - 10 john Stone, Concord MA, patents a pile driver   

1791  Pope condemns France's Civil Constitution's treatment of the clergy on this day in history.   

1791  On this day in history john Stone, Concord, Mass, patents a pile driver   

1792  On March - 10 john Stone patented the pile driver on this day.   

1792  John Stuart, 3rd earl of Bute/English premier (1760-63), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1793  On March - 10 lt. Gov. John Graves Simcoe and his wife Elizabeth dine on boiled black squirrel, porcupine, roasted passenger pigeon, raccoon, fish, beef and veal   

1801  On this day in history first census in Great Britain   

1809  William David Porter, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1864 on this day in history.   

1810  John McCloskey, US, pres of St John's College (Fordham U) on this day in history.   

1812  Victor Tesch, Belgian lawyer/min of Justice on March - 10.   

1813  On this day in history six companies of the 104th Regiment of Foot, plus 4th New Brunswick Regiment, start 52-day march overland to the St. Lawrence in winter; travel on snowshoes, pulling supplies on toboggans, lose only one man, arriving in Kingston April 12   

1818  George Wythe Randolph, Secy War (Confederacy), died in 1867 on this day in history.   

1819  Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1822  Willem Roelofs, Dutch painter/lithographer on this day in history.   

1824  Thomas James Churchill, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1905 on March - 10.   

1826  On this day in history johan VI M L J, King of Portugal (1816-26), dies at 56   

1830  The KNIL also known as the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army is created on this day in history.   

1831  On March - 10 the French Foreign Legion is established by King Louis-Philippe to support his war in Algeria.   

1832  William Henry Penrose, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1903 on this day in history.   

1832  On March - 10 muzio Clementi, Italian composer, dies at 79   

1839  On this day in history dudley Buck, Hartford, Ct, organist/church composer   

1842  On March - 10 ina Donna Coolbrith, US, poet laureate of Calif   

1844  On March - 10 pablo Martin M de Sarasate y Navascuez, composer (Spanish Dancing)   

1845  On this day in history alexander III A Romanov, Russian tsar (1881-94)   

1846  On this day in history edward Baker Lincoln, son of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln   

1847  On this day in history the first money minted in Hawaii   

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1415  Vasili II of Russia (d. 1462) was born on this day in history.   

1452  On March - 10 birth of ferdinand II, the Catholic, King of Aragon/Sicily (expelled Jews)   

1503  On this day in history birth of ferdinand I, German emperor (1558-64)   

1538  Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk; executed by Queen Elizabeth (1572) was born on March - 10.   

1628  On March - 10 birth of constantine Huygens Jr, Dutch poet/painter/cartoonist   

1628  Marcello Malpighi, Italian physician (d. 1694) was born on this day in history.   

1656  On March - 10 birth of adolf H van Rechteren, Dutch diplomat/politician   

1698  Gaetano Maria Schiassi, composer was born on March - 10.   

0037  Tiberius Claudius Nero, Roman emperor (14-37), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

0483  Simplicius, Italian Pope (468-83), dies on March - 10.   

1291  On March - 10 death of arghun, Persian ruler   

1391  Death of Tvrtko I first king of Bosnia (b. 1338) on March - 10.   

1510  Death of Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss-born preacher (b. 1445) on this day in history.   

1513  On March - 10 death of john de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford, English commander (b. 1443)   

1546  Thomas Elyot, English diplomat (Boke named the Governor), dies at 46 on March - 10.   

1584  Death of Thomas Norton, English politician and writer (b. 1532) on March - 10.